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Gäste zum Essen

2023 · 90 min

A tense, talky dinner-party film where class friction and parental anxiety simmer into unpredictable, darkly comic confrontations.

Directed by: Carolin Otterbach
Starring: Neda Rahmanian, Matthias Koeberlin, Hannah Schiller

Overview: Soraya (Neda Rahmanian) and André Faber (Matthias Koeberlin) are worried about their 16-year-old daughter Mila (Hannah Schiller), who - presumably due to the bad influence of her boyfriend Leon (Paul Sundheim) - is in danger of slipping away from them. Without further ado, they invite Leon's parents Viktor (Maximilian Grill) and Monika Popow (Josefine Preuss) to their spacious architect-designed house for dinner. While the rich Fabers are still thinking about a considerate, understated style of clothing, Viktor and the cashier Monika arrive on their motorbikes already dressed up - in a fighting mood. The evening takes an unpredictable course with increasing dynamics and in view of the adolescent behavior of the unleashed parents.

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Directed by: Carolin Otterbach
Starring: Neda Rahmanian, Matthias Koeberlin, Hannah Schiller

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
parenthood
family
identity
betrayal
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	5
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Directed by: Carolin Otterbach
Written by: Carolin Otterbach
Starring: Neda Rahmanian, Matthias Koeberlin, Hannah Schiller, Josefine Preuß, Maximilian Grill, Paul Sundheim, Anja Antonowicz, Julia Nachtmann
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Germany
Languages: German

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